00:01Dive into the fascinating story of the John Lawson house in New Hamburg,
00:05located only 130 km north of New York City.
00:09This 150-year-old house is renowned for the disturbing mannequins on its porch,
00:14which mysteriously changed pose and attire.
00:18It was rumored that they were haunted by spirits tormented by the tragic events
00:22that occurred at the turn of the 19th century.
00:25At the time, the Lawson family had built this historic house in a small port village.
00:31The tragedy struck when a train accident and a devastating fire occurred
00:36near the house in the 1870s,
00:39causing chaos and many losses.
00:42The strange mannequins would then appear without explanation,
00:46wearing old clothes and accessories.
00:49The owner of this house was still unknown
00:52when these disturbing figures were seen for the first time.
00:56Sometimes the mannequins held objects in their hands, such as books.
01:00In addition, it seemed that these macabre figures were fleeing the bad weather.
01:04They disappeared during the storms and even turned to the site of this tragic train accident.
01:10But suddenly, in 2016, the mannequins disappeared without a trace,
01:16leaving behind a mystery that still haunts the John Lawson house today.
01:22Will they come back one day? Only time will tell.
01:26Venice, that of Italy, not the Los Angeles neighborhood,
01:30despite being considered the city of lovers,
01:33the island of Poveglia has a much more sinister reputation.
01:37Composed of two natural islands and an artificial island made of wooden pillars and layers of earth,
01:43this place is like a disturbing puzzle waiting to be solved.
01:47One island is covered with greenery, another houses the main buildings,
01:51and the smallest is essentially a fort.
01:54It is now deserted, with a handful of solitary structures still standing.
01:58But above all, the rumor would like about half of the island's land to be made up of human ashes.
02:04Frightening, isn't it?
02:06According to the stories, when an epidemic struck the city,
02:09the hospital of the Decided of Fate booked all these corpses.
02:13It is said that they were burned.
02:15Some say that more than 100,000 victims were actually buried in basements called Fosses à Peste.
02:22The details of the way these bodies were arranged remain blurred,
02:26leaving room for terrifying speculations about what really happened on the island.
02:31Whether they were incinerated or buried,
02:33the sad truth is that thousands of lives were lost and forgotten on the island of Poveglia.
02:39Another frightening legend tells that a director of asylum in Eman
02:43would have jumped from the top of the clock tower after being enveloped by a mysterious fog.
02:49However, this story seems straight out of Ghostbusters,
02:53and there is no tangible proof of the existence of this individual.
02:57It is also rumored that patients would have seen ghosts in the psychiatric hospital,
03:02adding to the disturbing atmosphere of the island.
03:05Although these stories may seem unbelievable,
03:08they undoubtedly contribute to the aura of mystery surrounding the island of Poveglia.
03:13Despite all these exaggerated stories and other urban legends,
03:17one thing is certain, the island of Poveglia has a dark and tragic past.
03:22This place has seen everything.
03:24These abandoned buildings and these deserted landscapes
03:27are like sad reminders of the painful past that haunts this gloomy island.
03:31Silence, not one more step.
03:33Here we are in the Oia Batiu clearing in Transylvania,
03:37known to be one of the most frightening places in the world.
03:40Trees do not grow in this clearing which forms a perfect oval.
03:44Soil specialists have not been able to explain this anomaly.
03:48This area attracts a large crowd,
03:50Romanian witches to the Americans armed with swords
03:53trying to purify the forest with yoga.
03:56The Oia Batiu forest attracted attention in 1968
04:00when a person photographed a mysterious object flying above the clearing.
04:05Some were convinced that these beings came from other planets.
04:08This event, as well as the paranormal phenomena reported by visitors,
04:13have contributed to the enigmatic reputation of this forest.
04:16Local guides also share other anecdotes related to this one.
04:20For example, some time ago,
04:22a group of 60 people from Bucharest
04:25would have tried to open a portal to another dimension in this clearing.
04:29If a paranormal forest does not give you goosebumps,
04:32maybe this place will.
04:34Imagine an entire village at the bottom of Lake Lanier,
04:37the largest lake in Georgia,
04:39and filled with a terrifying secret story.
04:42Terror, ghosts and other paranormal phenomena, everything is there.
04:47Many terrifying stories circulate about Lake Lanier.
04:51Fishermen have said they have seen ghostly kayaks
04:55and legends evoke women without hands haunting the Jerry Jackson Bridge.
04:59In addition, the lake has a dark past with nearly 500 deaths since its creation,
05:05of which more than 200 since 1994.
05:08Residents tell stories of healed swimmers dragged under the water,
05:13inexplicable boat accidents
05:15and vehicles plunging into the lake for no apparent reason.
05:18Locals will warn you clearly,
05:20do not venture to the side of Lake Lanier.
05:23And in view of the statistics, it is difficult to contradict them.
05:26Some claim that the lake would be cursed, but it's up to you to judge.
05:30The Poison Garden is a place of deceitful beauty,
05:33and where the danger is hidden behind each leaf.
05:37Sheltered behind sinister black portals in the Alnwick Garden,
05:41you will discover a collection of more than 100 plants,
05:44not only toxic, but outright deadly.
05:47No panic, however.
05:48Just keep your hands to yourself.
05:50It is strictly forbidden to sniff or gnaw.
05:53Travel through tunnels covered with ivy
05:55and landslides in the form of flames,
05:57while immersing yourself in the history of poisons
06:00and listening to the thrilling stories of famous cases.
06:03Prepare to come across plants as dangerous as the laburnum,
06:07belladonna,
06:08and even the formidable jimpy jimpy,
06:11known to inflict indescribable pain.
06:14There are also many stories about this feared plant.
06:19Some are perhaps exaggerated,
06:21like the one where one would have used its leaves as toilet paper,
06:25but others are nothing but a joke,
06:28like horses going crazy after being rubbed.
06:31There is even a tragic story of a person who died
06:34from the consequences of his stings in New Guinea in 1922.
06:38So, dare to visit this poisoned garden,
06:41but remember to stay away from any plant
06:44that could seriously spoil your day.
06:47Imagine you are spending your holidays in Finland,
06:50the happiest country in the world.
06:52You rent a car to explore the lakes.
06:55What could go wrong?
06:57Suddenly, you find yourself face to face
06:59with more than a thousand strangely motionless figures.
07:02These characters are dressed in colorful outfits,
07:04but there is something disturbing about them.
07:07Their heads are devoid of lines,
07:09their bodies are made of wood,
07:11and they all seem to be facing the same direction.
07:13It's as if they were playing a gigantic game of 1, 2, 3 suns,
07:16but where we would have forgotten to count.
07:18These silent sentinels,
07:20known as the Silent People,
07:22have been intriguing and frightening since 1988.
07:26Work by dancer and choreographer Reijo Kella,
07:30they were initially installed in La Silla near Helsinki,
07:33before moving to their current location on the outskirts.
07:37Why this move?
07:39Maybe these figures in search of tranquility
07:42wanted to escape the tumult of the big city.
07:45No one really knows what these characters represent
07:48with turban heads and straw hair.
07:50Some find them disturbing,
07:52as if they were spying on every movement.
07:54Others find them melancholic,
07:56like a group of friends waiting indefinitely
07:58for a bus that will never come.
08:00But that's where all the magic of art lies.
08:03It is open to interpretation,
08:05and people even joke about the fact
08:07that these scarecrows have a taste
08:09of clothing superior to that of many people.
08:12As a bonus, an adjacent café serves traditional crepes,
08:15something to soothe your hunger
08:17despite the ambient discomfort.
08:19In the far north of Australia,
08:21a mountain of worrying granite,
08:23nicknamed the Australian Bermuda Triangle,
08:26has been challenging explorers since the 19th century.
08:29The Black Mountain,
08:30also called Kalkajaka by the aborigines of the region,
08:33is located near Cooktown
08:35and is surrounded by ancestral legends.
08:37It is said that the Black Mountain
08:39used to be the scene of fierce battles
08:41between opposing clans.
08:43This place is littered with granite blocks
08:45piled up with little happiness and luck,
08:47and where explorers, horses and cattle
08:49seem to disappear mysteriously.
08:52For years,
08:53the sinister reputation of the Black Mountain
08:55has sown terror,
08:57until recent research finally
08:59raised the veil on these mysteries.
09:01It appears that these disappearances
09:03could have less supernatural causes than presumed.
09:06The fact that few people then knew how to swim,
09:08the presence of crocodiles,
09:10or even a few stalls
09:11could well be the answer to this old riddle.
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